One question in your head, one page opened โ the line on that page is today's answer
How to use the Answer Book
Hold a question clearly in your mind. Questions with a yes-or-no shape work best: "Should I take the job?", "Should I text them?", "Is this the right price?" You can type the question so it goes on the card, or keep it to yourself. When you are ready, open the book. The line on the page is your answer. Open the same question again on the same day and you will land on the same page โ the book answers people who ask once, seriously.
Step by step on screen
- Type your question (optional) โ the field under the cover takes up to 80 characters. A typed question goes onto the answer card and is still there the next time you visit. Leave it empty if you would rather keep the question to yourself.
- Open the book โ the pages flip, then one line fades onto the right-hand page like ink. The left-hand page shows your question and the page number; every answer has its own page somewhere between 100 and 999.
- Open again โ available after a three-second pause. If it is the same question on the same day, the book asks once whether you really want a second opening; say yes and you get that day's second answer.
- New question โ clears the field and returns to the cover. From the second opening onward, a "Recent answers" list keeps up to five lines from this visit.
- Share the card or save the image โ send a link, or save a portrait card (1080ร1350) that looks like a page of the book. Untick "Put the question on the card" to send the answer alone.
More than a thousand answers
Clear yes and clear no, "wait", advice with a condition attached, a hint about who to ask first, and now and then a cheeky joke or a line of poetry. Each answer is one line, but read against your question it changes meaning. The answer of the day is fixed per date, so everyone who opens the book today sees the same line.
Seven kinds of answer
The English edition holds 1,016 answers after duplicates are removed, sorted into seven kinds. You cannot tell in advance which kind will come up, and none of the lines are copied from the well-known printed book โ every one was written for this page.
| Kind | Count | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 230 | "Now." ยท "Do it." ยท "Go." |
| No | 200 | "Not now." ยท "Not yet." ยท "Let it go." |
| Wait | 152 | "Give it a week." ยท "Ask again in three days." |
| Act, on a condition | 100 | "Apologize first." ยท "Write the plan on paper." ยท "Do half of it." |
| Ask someone first | 77 | "Ask your family first." ยท "An old friend knows." |
| Humor | 129 | "Why are you asking me?" ยท "Wrong question." |
| A line of poetry | 128 | "Decide after the rain." ยท "The door opens inward." |
Why the same question gets the same answer
When a question is typed, the page is not random. It is derived from the question, the date and how many times you have opened it. Spaces, question marks, periods and capital letters are ignored before comparing, so "Should I quit?" and "should i quit" count as the same question. That is why the same question on the same day lands on the same first page however many times you retry, and why a deliberate second opening has its own fixed second answer. On a new day the same question opens a new page. With the field left empty, the pick is purely random. The day changes at midnight Korean time (UTC+9).
Answer of the day
The "Answer of the day" under the cover depends on the date alone, so everyone who opens the English edition today reads the same sentence. Use it to set the tone of a day without asking anything, or compare notes with a friend who read the same line and took it differently. Each language edition has its own list, so the Korean, English and Japanese answers of the day are different lines.
Asking a good question
- One question at a time โ "Should I quit and move?" is two.
- Decisions, not facts โ "Will it rain?" is for the forecast; "Should I buy the umbrella?" is for the book.
- Your first reaction to the answer is the real answer. Relief means you wanted it; disappointment means you had already decided otherwise.
Share the card
Share the answer card and your friend sees the question and answer as a book page. You can also send the answer alone. Try next: Face Reading, Spin the Wheel, Would You Rather.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to type the question?
No. The field is optional; leave it empty and the book answers the question in your head. Typing it does two things: it switches on the same-question-same-day rule, and it puts the question on the card.
Where is my question stored?
Only in the browser you are using โ nothing is sent to a server. The recent-answers list disappears when the tab closes; only your last question is kept so the field is prefilled next time. When you share, the answer and (if you chose to include it) the first 40 characters of the question travel inside the link itself.
Can I open again if I dislike the answer?
After three seconds, yes, and for the same question the book asks once before a second opening. You will get a second line, but it is worth writing down how the first one felt before you do.
What does my friend see?
A book-page view with the answer and page number, plus your question if you included it, and a button to ask their own question on the spot.
Related tools
- Spin the Wheel โ when the choice is between several options rather than yes or no
- Would You Rather โ impossible choices with live results from everyone who answered
- Face Reading โ one photo read by the three zones, five features and twelve palaces
- Palm Reading โ life, head and heart lines traced from a photo of your palm